It is impossible for the guilty soul to emancipate itself from
the consciousness of sin. Dr. Seedham-Green, in his work on “The
Sterilization of the Hands,” proves the absolute impossibility of
cleansing the hands from bacteria:
Simple washing with soap and hot water, with use of sand or
marble dust, however energetically done, does not materially
diminish the number of microbes; the mechanical purification is
practically useless. Turpentine, benzoline, xylol, alcoholic
disinfection, and various antiseptics equally fail to render the
hands surgically clean. (Text.)
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